Southampton vs Swansea City: What time does it kick off, and what TV channel is Premier League match on?
Everything you need to know about the two club's season opener at St Mary's
PREMIER LEAGUE football finally returns at the weekend with Southampton hosting Swansea.
The Community Shield is now done-and-dusted – with Arsenal running out winners – and it’s time to turn our attention to the top-flight.
Arsenal face Leicester in the season-opener on Friday night, before 14 clubs kick-off their campaign on Saturday August 12.
Saints have a new boss in Mauricio Pellegrino and he will try and better their eighth place finish from last season.
The south-coast club have been slow in the transfer market and added just one new face to their squad.
Polish defender Jan Bednarek joined in a £5million deal but nobody else has arrived at St Mary's yet.
Swansea are still led by Paul Clement and he has added Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to his squad.
The 19-year-old has joined on a season-long loan and scored three goals in pre-season, having not played in Swansea's opening two friendlies.
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And Clement will be hoping Abraham will be able to nick a goal in a tough opening fixture for the Welsh club.
Here is everything you need to know.
When is Southampton vs Swansea City?
Southampton host Swansea on Saturday August 12 at 3pm.
What channel is Southampton vs Swansea City?
Southampton vs Swansea will not be shown on TV.
But you can follow all the action as it happens with our dedicated live blog.
Fact me
- Southampton have won six of their last eight meetings with Swansea in the Premier League (W6 D0 L2).
- Swansea's only win at St Mary's in the Premier League came in February 2015, with Jonjo Shelvey scoring the winner that day (D1 L3).
- The Swans have failed to score in six of their 10 Premier League contests against Southampton.
- In their last 10 Premier League seasons, Southampton have picked up an opening day win once (1-0 v West Brom in 2013, D5 L4).
- Southampton have never won an opening day home fixture in the Premier League (D5 L4).
- Swansea are unbeaten in their last three Premier League games to start the season (W2 D1).
- The Swans will play away on the opening weekend in the Premier League yet again - only one of
- Swansea’s previous six Premier League seasons has started at home (2013-14, lost 4-1 to Manchester United).
- Southampton will be looking to record their 1000th home league win in this match, since joining the Football League Third Division South in 1920-21 (P1881 W999 D485 L397).
- Only one team – relegated Sunderland (16) – scored fewer home Premier League goals than Southampton’s tally of 17 last season.
- Swansea loan signing Tammy Abraham – who has only two previous Premier League games to his name, both as a substitute for Chelsea – was the top scoring teenager in the Football League last season, netting 23 goals for Bristol City in the Championship.